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	Alcock and Brown - Great Britain
		Alcock and Brown's ambition was to fly the Atlantic non-stop.
		Alcock moved the joy stick forward; the plane descended and was engulfed in cloud.
		Alcock kept his eyes glued to the altimeter as the plane descended from 9,800 ft. to 6,800 ft. With the reduced throttle settings, the cutout engines were running perceptibly quieter.
	www.aviation-history.com /airmen/alcock.htm (3535 words)

	Alcock and Brown - Definition, explanation
		Arthur Whitten Brown was born in Glasgow in 1886.
		Alcock and Brown were treated as heroes on the completion of their flight.
		Alcock was killed on December 18, 1919 whilst flying the new Vickers Viking amphibian to the Paris airshow when its wing struck a tree at Cote d'Everard, near Rouen, Normandy after stalling in fog.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/a/al/alcock_and_brown.php (689 words)

	John Dancer, James Prescott Joule, A V Roe, Alcock and Brown, Ernest Rutherford and other Science and Discovery in ...
		Brown was the son of American parents and was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but his family moved to live in Manchester when he was a child, where they lived at 6 Oswald Road in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
		Brown had, meantime, joined one of the universities and public school battalions in 1914, and was later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps.
		Both Alcock and Brown were knighted for their pioneering efforts, and awarded the sum of £10,000 by the London Daily Mail.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /celebs/scientists3.html (1702 words)

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		Alcock was killed on December 18, 1919 whilst flying the new Vickers Viking amphibian to the Paris airshow when its wing struck a tree at Cote d'Everard, near Rouen, Normandy after stalling in fog.
		Arthur Whitten Brown was born in Glasgow in 1886.
		Alcock and Brown were treated as heroes on the completion of their flight.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Alcock_and_Brown (940 words)

	FlightSim.Com Feature: Great Airplanes 6: Vickers Vimy
		Alcock and Brown literally flew by the seat of their pants, with the dubious aid of a pair of clinometers, an airspeed indicator, an altimeter and a clock.
		Brown grabbed his sextant and took a fix, which, in further testimony to Alcock's skill as a pilot, showed they were only a few miles south of their planned route.
		Alcock yanked the throttles to slow their descent and somehow managed to regain control, although there was a moment when the Vimy was in an absolutely vertical descent.
	www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/feature/vimy/vimy.htm (1730 words)

	Alcock and Brown
		Alcock and Brown’s aircraft was built mainly of wood with a fabric covering, by the Vickers factory in Weybridge, Surrey, England.
		Alcock and Brown took off from Lester’s Field in St. John's Newfoundland on June 14, 1919 and crash landed in a bog at Clifden, Ireland on June 15, 1919.
		Alcock was, “a terrible mess”, unconscious in the cabin.
	ngb.chebucto.org /Articles/sjc-alcock-and-brown.shtml (3893 words)

	AbeBooks: Suchergebnisse - Alcock And Brown und Our Transatlantic Flight
		Alcock and Brown were the first to fly across the Atlantic non-stop, in June, 1919.
		Alcock and Brown were the first to fly the Atlantic non-stop in June, 1919.
		The amazing story of Alcock and Brown's non- stop flight across the Atlantic in 1919, to win the £10,000 offered by Lord Northcliffe six years earlier.
	www.abebooks.de /search/sortby/3/an/Alcock+And+Brown+/tn/+Our+Transatlantic+Flight (545 words)

	: Alcock and Brown at London Heathrow Airport. - EXPLORE INDIA - India, Indian news, Indian Travel, India tourism, ...
		Alcock was killed on December 18, 1919 whilst flying the new Vickers Viking amphibian to the Paris airshow when its wing struck a tree at Cote d\'Everard, near Rouen, Normandy after stalling in fog.
		Arthur Whitten Brown was born in Glasgow in 1886.
		Alcock and Brown were treated as heroes on the completion of their flight.
	www.indias.com /wiki-Alcock_and_Brown (1649 words)

	Alcock and Brown Information
		It was only saved by Brown's continual climbing out on the wings to remove ice from the engine air intakes and by Alcock's excellent piloting despite extremely poor visibility at times and even snow filling the open cockpit.
		The aircraft was badly damaged upon arrival due to the attempt to land in what appeared from the air to be a suitable green field but which subsequently turned out to be a bog, but neither of the airmen were hurt.
		Even recently, the X Prize organisation remembered Lindbergh's flight, omitting Alcock and Brown, announcing it as the first aviation crossing of the Atlantic, whereas, by the time Lindbergh actually did it, he was, in fact, the 67th.
	www.bookrags.com /Alcock_and_Brown (807 words)

	Alcock and Brown Hotel Clifden, Galway Hotel - Great Hotel in Galway
		The Alcock and Brown Hotel is located in the centre of Clifden town, the capital of the world famous region, Connemara - just 50 miles west of Galway.
		The Alcock and Brown Hotel has19 en-suite bedrooms each with diriect dial facilities, Satellite TV in all rooms, hair-dryer, tea and coffee making facilities The rooms are designed with the comfort of guests in mind.
		In addition the bar also provides guest with an ideal place to rlax and enjoy the melodious sounds of local and imported musicans ansd a great time is to be had by all.
	www.justreservations.com /hotel_info2.asp~HotelID=99&HotelName=Alcock%20and%20Brown%20Hotel (329 words)

	Introduction John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown were two British fliers
		During World War One Alcock became an experienced pilot, though he was eventually shot down during a bombing raid, and taken prisoner in Turkey.
		By joining forces with the firm Vickers, Alcock and Brown entered the competition for the first direct transatlantic flight, set up by the Daily Mail with a prize of ten thousand pounds.
		When Alcock and Brown returned to Britain after their successful journey, they received a hero's welcome.
	www.fi.edu /flights/long/index.html (414 words)

	"Flights of Inspiration" - Use in Classrooms
		The story of Alcock and Brown's transatlantic flight: similar to First Flight, with objects from the Science Museum collection.
		Students compare the achievements of the Wrights and Alcock and Brown.
		Students act out Alcock and Brown's flight in five minutes.
	sln.fi.edu /flights/teacher/using.html (658 words)

	Alcock & Brown Hotel Galway - Hotels in Galway Ireland
		The smoothest pint of Guinness in the west Or maybe it is a combination of all of these that ensure that a stay at the Alcock & Brown is one to remember.
		Our rooms are all en-suite, and are designed with the comfort of our guests in mind - spacious and comfortable with many facilities to enhance their stay, including direct dial telephone, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities and satellite tv.
		Brown's Restaurant AA Rosette and RAC Ribbon Award Winner.
	www.bookassist.com /ireland/Alcockandbrown_Hotel_Galway.html (546 words)

	The Institution of Engineers of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alcock and Brown were the first people to fly an aircraft non-stop across the Atlantic ocean.
		Arthur Whitten Brown (1886–1948) was born in Glasgow.
		After the Atlantic crossing, Brown later returned to engineering and was general manager of the Metropolitan Vickers Company in Swansea.
	www.realizedvision.com /alcockandbrown.htm (386 words)

	The Virtual Exploration Society - Crossing the Atlantic by Air
		Alcock, outgoing, was usually dressed in rumpled overalls and a gaudy jacket, while Brown was a shy, neat dresser, usually wearing a tie and gloves.
		Alcock and Brown spent days traveling the muddy roads in the area in a borrowed Buick looking for a flat, long patch of land they could use to launch their aircraft.
		Brown and Alcock jumped out of the plane and were greeted by over a hundred excited townspeople who took them to the wireless station where their success was reported around the world.
	www.unmuseum.org /xatlantic.htm (3235 words)

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		A few weeks before Alcock and Brown began their flight, another team of aviators, H. Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve, attempted to win that prize, but were unsuccessful, crashing into the Atlantic, where they were rescued.
		Alcock was introduced to Brown, who had once apprenticed at British Westinghouse, and they agreed to undertake the flight together, with Alcock as pilot and Brown as navigator.
		Both Alcock and Brown were rescued without injury, however; a man named Taylor was the first to reach them, and asked where they were from.
	www.k-web.org /public_html/burke/f4/UpToF_IndividualBios/alcockandbrown.doc (905 words)

	Unusual Miniature Facsimile of "Alcock & Brown" Newspaper (Chris Balm Early Aviation & Motoring ...
		Captain John Alcock was born in 1892 and first became involved in flying in 1910 when he started work as a mechanic at Brooklands.
		Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown was born in 1886 and from a youth had an interest in aerial navigation.
		As well as Alcock, Brown also spent part of the war as a P.O.W. After the war, the Daily Mail announced it was awarding a £10,000 prize to the crew of the first aircraft to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.cjbalm.com /auto-aero/aitem29.htm (379 words)

	The Brown Daily Herald (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alcock to oversee expansion of interdisciplinary archaeology institute
		Susan Alcock is the new director of the University's Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, which she will help expand over the next several years.
		Alcock, who spent September doing fieldwork in Armenia, said one of her goals is to inform Brown students that there is much more to archeology than digging.
	www.browndailyherald.com /media/paper472/news/2006/02/09/CampusNews/Alcock.To.Oversee.Expansion.Of.Interdisciplinary.Archaeology.Institute-1606080.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.browndailyherald.com (387 words)

	Connemara.net news: Replica Alcock and Brown aircraft set for Clifden Museum?
		Most Connemara people are aware of the celebrated story of the first direct crossing of the Atlantic by Jack Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown in 1919.
		What many may not know is that there are plans afoot to recreate that first crossing in an exact replica of the original aircraft - and for the replica to be housed in a museum in Clifden.
		Alcock and Brown, both British, experienced extreme flying conditions - fog, drizzle and a broken radio.
	www.connemara.net /news/index.php?id=324 (547 words)

	WELCOME TO HOTEL ALCOCK & BROWN, CONNEMARA, IRELAND
		Welcome to the website of Hotel Alcock and Brown.
		A portal to see what lies in store for you when you visit our family run hotel in the centre of Clifden town, the capital of the world famous region, Connemara - just 50 miles west of Galway.
		Or maybe it is a combination of all of these that ensure that a stay at the Alcock and Brown is one to remember.
	www.alcockandbrown-hotel.com (188 words)

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